World Data Atlas Topics Education

Literacy in the Syrian Arab Republic

Demographics Age (% in 2014)
Adult 86.3 WB
Youth 0.98 WB
Gender (% in 2014)
Male 91.6 WB
Female 80.9 WB
Middle East (%)
Cyprus 99.36 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Jordan 98.42 in 2021 WB + 1 other
United Arab Emirates 98.29 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Saudi Arabia 97.59 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Bahrain 97.46 in 2018 UNDP + 1 other
Palestine 97.38 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Oman 97.34 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Turkey 96.74 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Kuwait 96.46 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Lebanon 95.3 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Qatar 93.46 in 2017 UNDP + 1 other
Israel 91.75 in 1983 WB
Iran 88.96 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Syrian Arab Republic 86.3 in 2014 WB
Iraq 85.6 in 2017 UNDP + 1 other
Yemen 54.1 in 2004 WB
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 46.78 % in 2022 WB
Duration 6 years in 2022 WB
Educational Attainment 28.99 % in 2009 WB
Enrollment Rate 74.37 % in 2022 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 86.3 % in 2014 WB
Not in Education 52.91 % in 2022 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 64.41 ratio in 2015 WB
School Life Expectancy 5.7 years in 2022 UNDP + 1 other
Starting Age 12 years in 2022 WB
Education Indicators